Hurricane Matthew Causes Short Stay on Jekyll

   On our way to Jekyll we stopped at a Pilot at exit 170 off I-95 for gas and a late lunch from Zaxby's, a fast food fried chicken chain.  We parked outside the restaurant, walked in and got our chicken, then ate inside Harvey.  All was well until we drove into the Pilot.  It was full and we couldn't get to the separate pumps for RV's.  When we finally got to them we pulled in behind a regular truck that had gassed up, pulled up just a bit, and left his truck with it running.  We waited 20 minutes for him to return (we couldn't back up because of having the Jeep hitched on the back of Harvey).  We lost at least a half hour there!!  Back on the road I talked to my Dad for over 30 minutes.  He seems to be doing well and he said Mom is better, too.  We arrived at Jekyll at about 5:30 pm and pulled into our reserved spot...E-11.

Tis gorgeous rainbow greeted us as we approached Jekyll!

 

 

And the Sydney Lanier Bridge into Brunswick
is still impressive.  This bridge was closed
during the hurricane.

  We set up and then walked down to Lyn and Jack's 5th wheel to surprise them.  Surprise them, we did!  However, Lyn said that when they left the Island earlier she saw a Bounder towing a Jeep but figured it was not us since we weren't supposed to be there for a few more days.  She and Jack presented me with a lamp that Jack made out of a large mason jar Lyn had bought in Corning, NY when we were there with them.  I think I have almost enough sharks teeth to fill it!! 

Won't this be cute when I fill it up and get
a shade for it?!?  Thanks again, Lyn and Jack!

We walked back to Harvey for supper and noticed how bad the mosquitos were, just like last year! 
   Tuesday morning, John walked down to the section where the gang was set up and they were having a meeting about how they were going to deal with hurricane Matthew.  All the weather models were showing that the hurricane was heading right into Jekyll, and they all agreed that we should get the heck out of there on Wednesday morning and then try to return to Jekyll on Sunday.  Josephine had found a CG in Fitzgerald, GA about 140 miles inland that could accommodate all of us.  So that was the plan.  We dreaded tearing down so soon after we got there, but we knew it was the best thing to do for our own safety.  Strangely enough we then went to the office to book a month long stay at the CG for 2017.  (the rest of the group books 3 yrs out!!) We went for a drive around the island to look for sharks tooth beach, but the wind was already so strong, we decided to go back.

Not sure if this an Ibis or a Heron, but either way it was pretty!

 

Whale model, I think, outside the nature center.

  Later the 12 of us went to downtown Brunswick to Fox's Pizza Den and had some of the best pizza we've ever had!  We had a lot of fun!!  When we returned to Harvey we got things ready for tomorrow's departure and then I worked on the blog.